Political Tangles

Here's a taste of some of the political wrangling that happened between race directors and bureaucrats when the race was very young. Ultimately, like any good Wilderness Classic race, perseverance paid off and the race survived.

 

1981 Original Race Info Packet from George Ripley

Here's the original race packet sent out to people interested in the Classic.   It's interesting to see that a lot of well known Alaskan names were in on this race from the beginning.  Vern Tejas, Brian Okonak, Steve Hackett, Harry Johnson and others were all involved.